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Bryn Williams-Jones
Bryn Williams-Jones (born 1972) is a Canadian bioethicist, professor and Director of the Department of Social and Preventive Medicine at the School of Public Health, Université de Montréal. He is co-founder and editor-in-chief of the '' Canadian Journal of Bioethics/Revue canadienne de bioéthique'', the first open access bilingual bioethics journal in Canada (formerly called ''BioéthiqueOnline'', 2012–17), and co-director of the Ethics branch of the International Observatory on the Social Impact of AI and Digital Technology (OBVIA). Williams-Jones is a member of the Centre for Research in Public Health (CReSP), the Centre for Ethics Research (CRÉ), the Institute for Applied Ethics (IDÉA) of the Université Laval, and Fellow of the The Hastings Center. Education An interdisciplinary scholar, Williams-Jones completed a bachelor's degree in Philosophy and then a Masters in Religious Studies (bioethics specialization) at McGill University, before pursuing his PhD in Interdi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kingston, Ontario
Kingston is a city in Ontario, Canada. It is located on the north-eastern end of Lake Ontario, at the beginning of the St. Lawrence River and at the mouth of the Cataraqui River (south end of the Rideau Canal). The city is midway between Toronto, Ontario and Montreal, Quebec. Kingston is also located nearby the Thousand Islands, a tourist region to the east, and the Prince Edward County, Ontario, Prince Edward County tourist region to the west. Kingston is nicknamed the "Limestone City" because of the many heritage buildings constructed using local limestone. Growing European exploration in the 17th century, and the desire for the Europeans to establish a presence close to local Native occupants to control trade, led to the founding of a New France, French trading post and military fort at a site known as "Cataraqui" (generally pronounced /kætə'ɹɑkweɪ/, "kah-tah-ROCK-way") in 1673. This outpost, called Fort Cataraqui, and later Fort Frontenac, became a focus for settlement ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
